Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga petechia (Yellow Warbler)
The mangrove warbler or mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. It a small bright yellow bird that is found in mangroves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the tropical Americas. It is also present in the Caribbean and on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the migratory American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Warbler sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1,890 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Warbler in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Warbler sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 1,890 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Warbler in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Warbler in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.